Paradise: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Paradise is a coming-of-age story that illuminates the harshness and beauty of an Africa on the brink of colonization.

Through the eyes of a young boy named Yusuf, Gurnah depicts the complexities of pre-colonial urban East Africa, including war, trading safaris gone awry, and the universal trials of adolescence.

This vibrant and powerful work evokes the Edenic natural beauty of a continent on the verge of full-scale imperialist takeover by European powers.

With its lush, seductive language and masterful interweaving of Yusuf's story with larger historical forces transforming the continent, Paradise is a must-read for anyone interested in African literature and the complexities of colonialism.